Folding umbrella.



PATENTED MAR. 14, 1905.

0. P. FUNK. FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED SEET. 12, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented March 14, 1905.

CAPTAIN PERRY FUNK, OF J EROMEVILLE, OHIO.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,672, dated March 14, 1905.

Application filed September 12, 1904. Serial No. 224,210.

To (tZZ 1071 0711, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CAPTAIN PERRY FUNK, a citizen of the United States, residing at J cronieville, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Umbrellas; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding umbrellas; and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and eflicient device of this character which may be folded into small compass for convenience in carrying and other purposes.

More specifically, the invention comprises a folding umbrella having a shaft made up of sections having threaded connections and link mechanism for holding the sections from sepasection to better illustrate features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the frame folded. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through one of the joints of the sectional ribs, and Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A and A designate the two sections of the shaft or stick of the umbrella, which may be hollow or solid, as may be desired. Said section A has the runner B mounted thereon, to which are pivotally connected the stretchers C, and anotch D is fitted to the end of the section A, as shown, and to which the inner sections E of the sectional ribs are pivoted. One end of the section A is contracted, as at a, which is provided with a threaded circumference, and has an eye a at the inner end thereof for the reception ofa link K. Said threaded portion of the section A is adapted to fit threads in the inner face of the hollow section A. A rod N, having a head N, is mounted within the hollow section A, and one end of said rod has an eye N adapted for engagement with an eye K, formed in the end of the link K. O designates a pin or stop projecting from the inner face of the hollow section A and serves to limit the throw of the rod N by the head N thereof coming in contact with said stop when the two sections of the shaft or stick are disconnected at their threaded connection, thus allowing the parts to be folded in the manner shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Said section E of the rib, which is preferably tubular, or partially so, has flanges e,-an enlarged detail view of which is shown in Fig. 4: of the drawings, which are bent as shown and are adapted to engage and form guideways for the sections F of the ribs, whereby the latter will telescope or slide within the sections E when the parts are folded. In order to limit the outer throw of the sections F, the ends thereof are turned at an angle, as at F, Fig. 1 of the drawings, and are adapted to strike against the edges of said flanges when the rib-sections are extended. Said section F of the rib is provided With a collar G, to which the outer end of the stretcher O is pivotally connected, as shown, and a third section of the ribis designated in the drawings by letter Q, which is similar in construction to the section F and telescopes within the latter in the manner described. In the drawings I have shown ribs made up each of three sections; but the number of sections may be varied as may be desired.

By the provision of the apparatus shown and described it will be observed that-a simple and efficient means is provided for reducing the parts of the frame of an umbrella to a compact form by the mechanism shown and described, and so constructed that the parts may be readily extended and adjusted for the reception of the top of the umbrella.

lVhile I have shown a particular detailed construction of apparatus illustrating my invention, it will be understood that I may vary the same, if desired, as to details without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatl claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A folding umbrella comprising a stick made up of two sections, one carrying a handle and hollowed, the other section carrying a top and having a shoulder with acontracted threaded portion projecting beyond said shoulder and adapted to [it within said hollow section, 

